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The Winchester Model 54 is a bolt-action rifle manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The 54 was the first successful production run civilian centerfire bolt action for Winchester. [1] Using a Mauser 98 [2]-type action, the Model 54 was produced until 1936 when, with some modifications, it was reintroduced [3] as the Winchester ...
The Winchester 1300 shotgun was first introduced in around 1981, when the US Repeating Arms Company (USRAC) took over production of the 'Winchester' brand guns from the Olin / Winchester corporation. Model 9410 (2001) lever-action .410-bore shotgun (Model 94 variant)
Winchester Model 1894. The John Browning–designed Winchester Model 1894 is the most prevalent of the Winchester repeating rifles. The Model 1894 was first chambered for the .32-40 and .38-55 cartridges, and later, a variety of calibers such as .25-35 WCF, .30-30, and .32 Winchester Special. Winchester was the first company to manufacture a ...
Winchester Model 54; Winchester Model 62; Winchester Model 67; Winchester Model 68; Winchester Model 69; Winchester Model 70; Winchester Model 71; Winchester Model 100; Winchester Model 670; Winchester Model 1200; Winchester Model 1885; Winchester Model 1886; Winchester Model 1887/1901; Winchester Model 1890; Winchester Model 1892; Winchester ...
The .220 Swift was developed by Winchester and introduced in 1935 as a new caliber for their Model 54 bolt-action rifle. When the Winchester Model 70 bolt action was first issued in 1936, the .220 Swift was one of the standard calibers offered and continued to be until 1964 when it was discontinued. [8]
Anschütz entered the target rifle market in the 1950s with the Model 54 action, releasing the SuperMatch by 1962. [2] The combination of heavy receiver, short lock time and an excellent trigger almost immediately eliminated the Winchester Model 52 (known as the "King of the .22s" for the first half of the 20th century) [3] from elite shooting and Olympic competition and positioned Anschütz ...
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The .270 Winchester is a rifle cartridge developed by Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1923, and it was unveiled in 1925 as a chambering for their bolt-action Model 54 [3] to become arguably the flattest shooting cartridge of its day, only competing with the .300 Holland & Holland Magnum, also introduced in the same year.